Black Rock
Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.
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[Interview] Katie Aselton Talks Directing And Starring In ‘Black Rock’, Transitioning From Drama To Horror
After playing last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Katie Aselton‘s Black Rock was acquired by LD Entertainment (The Collection) for a theatrical run. Here’s a new clip from the thriller starring Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Jay Paulson, Anslem Richardson and Will Bouvier.
In the thriller opening in theaters May 17, “Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.”
I hopped on the phone with Aselton last week to talk about the transition from directing drama to horror and what it was like performing out in the elements with her co-stars. We also discussed how and why the film became partially funded through Kickstarter Check it out below! READ MORE
‘Black Rock’ Stills To Scream For…
After playing last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Katie Aselton’s Black Rock was acquired by LD Entertainment (The Collection) for a theatrical run. Check out a handful of brand new stills below from the thriller starring Katie Aselton, Lake Bell, Kate Bosworth, Jay Paulson, Anslem Richardson and Will Bouvier.
In the thriller opening in theaters May, “Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.”
Bloody’s Fred Topel wasn’t a huge fan. READ MORE
Mumble-Horror ‘Black Rock’ Get Theatrical Poster
After playing last year’s Sundance Film Festival, Katie Aselton’s Black Rock was acquired by LD Entertainment (The Collection) for a theatrical run.
This morning, EW landed the exclusive poster premiere, as well as the announced May 17 release date.
In the thriller, “Three childhood friends set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.”
Bloody’s Fred Topel wasn’t a huge fan. READ MORE
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[Sundance '12] Interview: ‘Black Rock’ Director and Star Katie Aselton
![BlackRock12212 [Sundance 12] Interview: Black Rock Director and Star Katie Aselton](http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/photosizer/upload/BlackRock12212.jpg "[Sundance 12] Interview: Black Rock Director and Star Katie Aselton")
Black Rock (review) sold to LD Entertainment immediately following its first midnight screening in the Sundance Film Festival’s Park City at Midnight Category.
Directed by Katie Aselton, the film stars Aselton, Lake Bell and Kate Bosworth as three friends on a camping trip who run afoul of three hunters who turn violent. It becomes a gritty fight to survive in the woods.
By Thursday of Sundance, Aselton was as exhausted as we were. She even offered to have a snuggle session instead of an interview, but I wasn’t smooth enough to take her up on it so I just went with a normal interview. Some spoilers follow in our talk, but they’re good spoilers about violence and nudity! READ MORE
[Sundance '12] Review: ‘Black Rock’ Survival Hampered By Character’s Dumb Decisions
One of the Sundance films I was personally most excited to see was Black Rock, Katie Aselton’s survival horror tale that followed three childhood friends as they set aside their personal issues and reunite for a girls’ weekend on a remote island off the coast of Maine. One wrong move turns their weekend getaway into a deadly fight for survival.
Written and produced by the Mumblecore kings known as the Duplass brothers, who burst onto the scene with their Sundance entry Baghead, I expected a bit more. Here’s what Ryan Daley had to say:
“There’s plenty of nail-biting tension in ‘Black Rock’, but that tension fades with every stupid decision the characters make, and audience frustration eventually builds to the bursting point. It‘s one of those movies that makes you want to yell at the screen.”
Click the title above for the entire review. Keep up with all of our Sundance coverage here. Watch for interviews this coming week! READ MORE
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